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Female sex workers in three cities in Russia: HIV prevalence, risk factors and experience with targeted HIV prevention.

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Decker, MR; Wirtz, AL; Moguilnyi, V; Peryshkina, A; Ostrovskaya, M; Nikita, M; Kuznetzova, J; Beyrer, C
Published in: Aids Behav
March 2014

Within Eastern Europe/Central Asia's expanding HIV epidemic, relatively little is known about female sex workers (FSWs). Using mixed methods, we report on sex work context, HIV prevalence and contextual risk factors, and exposure to FSW-targeted prevention services among FSWs in Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, and Tomsk, Russia. Following a qualitative phase, FSWs (n = 754) were recruited via respondent-driven sampling for a cross-sectional survey with HIV screening in 2011. HIV was prevalent (3.9 %). In adjusted analyses, significant risk factors included injection drug use (IDU; AOR 5.85, 95 % CI 2.47, 14.43), client-perpetrated physical violence (AOR 2.52, 95 % CI 1.41, 4.51), and client-perpetrated sexual violence (vaginal AOR 3.77, 95 % CI 1.73, 8.22; anal AOR 4.80, 95 % CI 1.89, 12.19). FSW-targeted programming (reported by 75 %) was described as highly valuable, providing free, anonymous, and non-stigmatizing care. Findings confirm FSWs as a core HIV risk population in Russia, and demonstrate the need to support FSW-oriented HIV services. Such efforts should address violence against FSWs.

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Aids Behav

DOI

EISSN

1573-3254

Publication Date

March 2014

Volume

18

Issue

3

Start / End Page

562 / 572

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Population
  • Sex Workers
  • Sex Work
  • Sex Offenses
  • Russia
  • Risk Factors
  • Qualitative Research
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
 

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Decker, M. R., Wirtz, A. L., Moguilnyi, V., Peryshkina, A., Ostrovskaya, M., Nikita, M., … Beyrer, C. (2014). Female sex workers in three cities in Russia: HIV prevalence, risk factors and experience with targeted HIV prevention. Aids Behav, 18(3), 562–572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0577-y
Decker, Michele R., Andrea L. Wirtz, Vladimir Moguilnyi, Alena Peryshkina, Maria Ostrovskaya, Marina Nikita, Julia Kuznetzova, and Chris Beyrer. “Female sex workers in three cities in Russia: HIV prevalence, risk factors and experience with targeted HIV prevention.Aids Behav 18, no. 3 (March 2014): 562–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0577-y.
Decker MR, Wirtz AL, Moguilnyi V, Peryshkina A, Ostrovskaya M, Nikita M, et al. Female sex workers in three cities in Russia: HIV prevalence, risk factors and experience with targeted HIV prevention. Aids Behav. 2014 Mar;18(3):562–72.
Decker, Michele R., et al. “Female sex workers in three cities in Russia: HIV prevalence, risk factors and experience with targeted HIV prevention.Aids Behav, vol. 18, no. 3, Mar. 2014, pp. 562–72. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10461-013-0577-y.
Decker MR, Wirtz AL, Moguilnyi V, Peryshkina A, Ostrovskaya M, Nikita M, Kuznetzova J, Beyrer C. Female sex workers in three cities in Russia: HIV prevalence, risk factors and experience with targeted HIV prevention. Aids Behav. 2014 Mar;18(3):562–572.
Journal cover image

Published In

Aids Behav

DOI

EISSN

1573-3254

Publication Date

March 2014

Volume

18

Issue

3

Start / End Page

562 / 572

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban Population
  • Sex Workers
  • Sex Work
  • Sex Offenses
  • Russia
  • Risk Factors
  • Qualitative Research
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged